New to the site and just found a '72 Carina TA-12. I had the exact same year and model when I was in high school and have wanted to build another one almost sense I sold the first one. I put a 2T-G in my first one and this time it will be getting a 4A-GZE.
This car needs some body work, but it's not too bad. I'm hoping I can find a master weather seal kit for it, lower it an inch or two, etc, etc.
Here are some pics of the new project and as soon as I can get them scanned I'll post up some pics of my first Carina.

_________________Jason, '72 Toyota Carina

Last edited by Fireball on Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:41 am, edited 6 times in total.

PERTANO, thanks. I'm looking forward to getting one of the few remaining Carinas back on the road.
Made a little progress the last few days.
Going to have to start looking for aT50 trans. I think I want to go with an early trans and later bell housing to keep the shifter in the same position.

Don't have any new updates, been busy with work. Had to fly out to Ohio to do the final inspection on this baby....
Once we take delivery I'll be busy for a few weeks mounting equipment. After that I'll get back to the Carina.

Parts were unavailable here during the early 80's and it ended up with a Ford Cortina conversion. (It looked terrible!)
Sold it a few years later after it was handed down to me and i was lucky to have a miniature model of it as a reminder of a great Toyota we had then.
(Sorry for the large pic!)

here is my carina form start to almost finished..
can you give me more info on the tranny...I'm in the same situation, want to get rid of the 4spd and put in 5spd. I too would like to keep the same shifter location..like my interior to stay original.

Oh, I love Carinas. I'm pretty sad, there's a rust free one in the local pull-a-part in Detroit, someone already pulled the drivetrain and some trim. I'm sure they paid no more than $200 for the car, wish I could have gotten my hands on it first.

Finally started working on it again today. I think it's been almost a year. (how time flies)
Got the motor mounts moved on the frame and the new ones built for the motor.
Now I'm working on fab'ing up a new pressure side outlet for the SC that will face toward the front of the motor. Time to fire up the spool gun.